Followed up after getting settings ironed out on an earlier copper dial for a friend to make this dial for my Tactical Frog FXD GMT project. The movement will be a Ronda 515-24D, trial . fit for the design is complete, today I made the first laser cu…
Continue readingOmega Movement Hairspring part
Hi,
I have this movement which I believe it to be a cal 23 &s T2 and I need a hair spring for it,
does anyone please can let me know what hairspring can work in here? I am having a hard time finding a replacement hairspring or even balance comple…
Continue readingService mark interpretation?
For reasons of purely wondering "how do I open this front opening Seiko 8306-8040" that morphed into "I should clean this case", my little exercise revealed the following service marks:
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Continue readingHelp finding Crystal
Hey guys,
Does anyone know where to find a replacement sapphire crystal for a bell and Ross br03-92 steel? Or know the exact measurements?
Im having trouble finding the size and need one that would be equivalent to the original.
Just received one tha…
Continue readingThoughts on Timex?
Lately, within the last few years I’ve been collecting Timex watches.
Continue readingWhy? I just want to hear some other thoughts on a lonely Saturday night I guess.
Lets talk. We all must know that they are mass produced for the general public and are sold by the thousands throughout the years. They are a standard of sorts. Reliable, inexpensive, trendy, fashionable, etc.
How accurate they are depends on what you need in a watch, or time keeping devise. Most people rely on a watch for daily…
Troubleshooting Ultra Fast Watch
So I’ve got an early 40s manual wind watch with an ebauche that I suspect is a Unitas, and it has a need for speed. The sales listing said that it was making a full rotation of the seconds hand in 45 seconds, which would be hours fast per day. Naturally, I assumed it was a magnetization problem.
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Before winding the watch myself, I held the movement up to my cheapo compass and the needle immediately jumped over 40…
WOTB 2-1-2025 picture heavy restoration
I acquired this Bulova Marine Star (quartz) last Sunday. I have been wearing it all week despite the dire need to clean it up. Today I decided it was time to get after it and try my hand at restoring the steel case and bracelet.
I have a ton of pictur…
Continue readingWOTB Today?
I may do one of these “What’s on the bench Today” posts once a week, so as not to flood the pages with the same stuff every day.
Continue readingSo, here’s what I’ve been working on this week, and a few I wrapped up today.
On top left is a Jerlian. This watch was given to me in a bunch of throw away watches. Someone broke the shock setting spring. So, just throw it away, right?
Bottom left, in pieces is a Gruen “Veri-Thin” getting ready for the wash.
Top left center…
Patek Philippe USA Opens Tuition-Free Watchmaking School
Patek Philippe USA Opens Tuition-Free Watchmaking School When we reported on the management changes at the Henri Stern Watch Agency in September, it was unknown where long-time Technical Director and Master Watchmaker Laurent Junod would end up within …
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